Vegetarian Star

Alicia Silverstone has blogged about the truth behind the dairy industry, even farms labeled “organic” and what it means to millions of dairy cows in the world.

Organic dairy requirements basically require the farmer comply with the following rules:

* All feed must be organic
* Animals must have unrestricted access to pasture
* No antibiotics or hormones are allowed, with the exception that sick animals must be treated as needed and removed from the herd

But, as Silverstone points out, organic does not necessarily mean animals are treated more humanely and ultimately every cow that becomes depleted of the ability to produce milk is sent to slaughter.

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Still in need of adult costume ideas for Halloween? Chow has put together a few ideas for foodies looking to impersonate their favorite food activists and chefs.

On the left, you have your Alice Waters costume, which, according to Chow, will require you to invest in items such as a “handmade purple hat” and “basket of organic vegetables”

Next to Alice is “sexy” Michael Pollan. Besides a bald cap, you’ll need “a book, organic vegetables and some hos [sic].” Ahem. We’re sure the typo was an honest mistake and Pollan’s just a gardening enthusiast.

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Jason Mraz is up to nothing but good for the environment, as always. Besides offsetting the electricity at his home and studio with solar power, he’s currently on a three year transition to turn his farm from a conventional avocado one to an organic property offering a multitude of food crops.

On the farm, Mraz, named one of the top 40 farmers under 40, might be caught wearing bamboo and cotton tees available from a company at which he serves as vice president.

“I’m not a brand whore. I’ve always been a jeans and t-shirt kind of guy,” Mraz told the Huffington Post. “These days I prefer organic fibers because they feel better on my skin. Recently I co-founded BlendApparel.com, a green t-shirt company with transformative messages, that we hope keep our conversation going about our ever changing environment — Tees intended to inspire and empower the people, etc.”

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“We should be interested in knowing where our food comes from. If it comes from soil that is organic, that is grown by our family farmers, we know that it’s more healthy than the food grown by big corporations that saturate the soil with chemicals and pesticides and fertilizers.Thank you for those farmers who are doing their part, doing organic farming, and who need our support. That’s why we’re here, 25 years in a row.”

—Willie Nelson, during the Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America concert, a fundraiser for the organization, Farm Aid, which supports local family farmers.

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Potato. Credit: Organic Authority

Some people are either really turned on by vegetables or have really dirty minds. We don’t want to know the details of their sex lives.

Organic Authority has compiled some photos of veggies caught in very compromising positions, from the “Wee Weanie Carrot” to this one titled, “You say potato, we say good golly…”

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Michelle Obama will host diplomat spouses to a luncheon at an organic, sustainable, non-profit, educational farm. The First Lady will give the spouses a tour at Stone Barns Center, then take them to the Blue Hill restaurant for lunch.

Once featured on Top Chef, Stone Barns Center in Tarrytown, New York, provides education experiences and tours in organic farming. Programs are geared for both adults and children. The After School Programs, for example, are designed to get children to the farm on a weekly basis. On the agenda for some of the upcoming after school programs include learning about herbs, harvesting vegetables and seasonal cooking.

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When most of us hear the word “additive,” not good images come to mind. Associated with artificial dyes and preservatives implicated in health problems and even animal derivatives not suitable for vegetarians, additives are usually not on the plan for wholesome eating and living.

But in a recent article in Time, Dr. Oz reminds us that additives have revolutionized nutrition, allowing people to get essentials vitamins and other nutrients that are sometimes hard to obtain through food.

“Consider three food additives that changed the natural history of certain ailments that have plagued humankind: folic-acid supplements help prevent neural-tube defects and certain childhood cancers, increased omega-3 fatty acids boost brain development and may increase intelligence, and vitamin D and calcium in dairy products reduce the incidence of rickets. We shouldn’t be indiscriminate, but a few well-selected additives can do a lot of good.”

For the vegetarian or vegan, non-animal sources of B vitamins is probably one of the best advancements in food science.

Dr. Oz also shares the secrets to buying low cost organics at Time.

Photo: PR Photos

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Are treehuggers out to save the Earth to help everyone who inhabits it? Or will they take everything for themselves and tie-dye it?

Stephen Colbert pokes fun of environmentalists in this clip from his segment of On Topic: The Environment–Wimpy Treehuggers and Dirty Hippies from The Colbert Report.

He makes hypocrites out of a group of people rebuilding Noah’s ark to raise awareness about global warming, saying, “For a bunch of environmentalists, they’re sure cutting down a lot of trees.”

Freegans–those who eat leftover from the garbage–are not spared as well as the organic food industry.

“I’ve always been against organic foods. If I wanted to ingest something a hippie picked, I would eat an autoharp.”

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